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Garbo the Spy

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Garbo the Spy

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"The flair of a Hollywood spy movie: Garbo is dramatic, and entertaining!"--The New York Times"One of the year's best documentaries! Ingenious & engrossing."--Roger Ebert"**** Magnificent!"--San Francisco Chronicle

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The Allies called him Garbo. The Nazis dubbed him Alaric. Both sides in World War II were sure Juan Pujol Garcia was their man. In reality, Pujol was a double agent, and his final allegiance was to the Allies. From the comfort of Lisbon, Garbo fed false information to the Nazis and fabricated a network of phantom agents across Europe. Although he never fired a single shot, Garbo helped to save thousands of lives, most notably by misinforming the Germans about the timing and location of D-Day

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